Fordham University bucks Catholic teaching by hosting LGBTQ-affirming conference

Fordham University in New York recently hosted the Ignatian Q conference dedicated to LGBTQ students attending Jesuit universities. 

Sponsored by Campus Ministry, the provider of religious services on campus, the conference aimed to “create community, develop spirituality, and affirm the humanity of LGBTQ students.”

[RELATED: Students demand Catholic college ‘break from church doctrine’ to establish dedicated LGBTQ+ center]

Speakers who addressed the conference have a history of criticizing the Catholic Church’s stance against homosexuality. 

One such speaker, Father Bryan Massingale, for example, called his “dream wedding” one between either two men or two women.

Images of Fr. Massingale taken at the conference and posted to Instagram reveal him preaching behind an altar draped…